GRE Word List
ELLIPTICAL
of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse
The meaning of the word elliptical is of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
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| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
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| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |